The volume of announced and closed merger and acquisition deals in the health-care sector in September (201) accelerated to end Q3, up from 166 in August and just shy of the year-to-date high in January (213). The surge over the past month suggests that investment activity may be on the upswing following a few months of slowed activity resulting from the pandemic. In total, announced/closed deals in Q3 totaled 497, up from 354 in Q2 and a record-setting deal volume in Q1 (476). Physician practices and services saw increased deal volume (23) from August (19). Totals for the sector in Q3 (48) increased nearly 80% from Q2 (27) as transactions increasingly have trended upward over the past two months.
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Source: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/health-care-m-a-deals-in-q3-impacted-by-covid-19-election-could-shape-q4